OX5 3LE

Fringford and Heyfords · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX25 5LE 16 m
OX25 5LT 59 m
OX25 5LD 68 m
OX25 5LH 76 m
OX25 5LL 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 3LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 3
Latitude
51.930311
Longitude
-1.278573
British National Grid easting
449,700
British National Grid northing
226,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04012967
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145238
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 010D · E01028506
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 010 · E02005930

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Heyford Park School

    Free schools

    1.9 km
  2. Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Fritwell Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
118
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 9
  • Other crime 6
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX5 3 residents
3,250

Age bands in OX5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

557 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

304 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

741 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

931 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

725 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Camp Road West end

    BCT · Upper Heyford

    0.1 miles
  • Camp Road West end

    BCT · Upper Heyford

    0.1 miles
  • Izzard Road

    BCT · Heyford Park

    0.5 miles
  • Izzard Road

    BCT · Heyford Park

    0.6 miles
  • Dacey Drive

    BCT · Heyford Park

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 010D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,831 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Heyford Park School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

118 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.